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S/LI/384. Beckett's 'Waiting for Godot' and Absurd Theatre

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2009
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The paper addresses the theme of loneliness and alienation in Samuel Beckett's ‘Waiting for Godot' discussing individual's need for another individual, the phenomenon of waiting, the suffering related to uncertainty, disillusionment and lack of communication, etc. The Theatre of the Absurd is discussed highlighting its distinctive features.

 

KEYWORDS: Beckett, Waiting for Godot, Absurd Theatre,

 
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